The third draft of the GPAI Code of Practice undermines the objectives of the AI Act, contravenes EU law and ignores the intention of the EU legislator – we cannot support it.
On 4th March, EVA co-signed a letter addressed to the Czech Ministry of Culture to strongly oppose the recent proposal of amending the Copyright legislation, which would drastically cut private copying tariffs by 90%. Such a move would have serious implications for the Czech cultural and creative industries. The alert sent by Czech collective management organisations (including our member OOA-S) led to the joint response of five European organisations representing authors, performers, publishers and producers, asking for governmental support in ensuring private copying compensation, which is a consolidated concept in the EU acquis and cannot be reduced to a budgetary matter.
EVA, together with several authors’ organisations, has sent a joint letter to Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Glenn Micallef to denounce the lack of progress in the second draft of the General Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice. Instead of moving forward, this draft weakens transparency and copyright protection, undermining its very purpose.
The Paris AI Summit on 10-11 February 2025, intends to promote reliable, sustainable and responsible AI. For the first time at this level, intellectual property is being discussed. This [...]
EVA, along with 23 other creators and rightsholder organisations across the EU, is urging EU policymakers to effectively implement the Artificial Intelligence Act. The joint letter emphasises the need to [...]
On October 14, ADAGP and META announced a new agreement that grants META a license allowing its users to continue sharing and using artists' works across its platforms. In return, [...]
At the EVA General Assembly held in June 2024, members approved the application of OSDEETE, one of the Greeks Collective Management Organisations (CMO). OSDEETE, founded in 1995 at the initiative [...]
European and international associations of authors’ collective management organisations in the audiovisual, music, text and visual art’s sectors – CISAC, EVA, IFRRO, GESAC and the SAA – have been [...]
Last week, EVA Secretary General Carola Streul was in Geneva for the 45th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to advocate for artists’ rights [...]
EVA welcomes the adoption of the AI Act by the European Parliament, which represents a key milestone in safeguarding the moral and economic rights of artists and enhancing their [...]
